The drum had worn away the bearing slides and part of the drum front support. I plugged in the appliance number and watched a few of the how to videos on the web site. It was almost as easy to fix as the videos made it look. However, I decided to not replace the rear bearing since it looked to be much more involved.
The four bearing slides, front support bearing, and felt strip arrived in a couple of days and the repair took about 30 minutes. So far my dryer works and sounds normal.

The drum had worn away the bearing slides and part of the drum front support. I plugged in the appliance number and watched a few of the how to videos on the web site. It was almost as easy to fix as the videos made it look. However, I decided to not replace the rear bearing since it looked to be much more involved.
The four bearing slides, front support bearing, and felt strip arrived in a couple of days and the repair took about 30 minutes. So far my dryer works and sounds normal.

I ended up replacing the drum belt, the front upper bearing case, four new bearing slides, and the felt drum liner. This was the first time ever attempting to fix a dryer but new it couldn't be that difficult. Having found the right parts through their very well designed Website I noticed that they had a repair video for each part I needed . I just watched the easy to follow video, and that was it! I spent maybe $80.00 in parts, and spent about 20-30 min. fixing the broken parts. If I had called in a repair person it would've cost around $300.00 for the entire service.

I simply followed the instructions that were included with the parts I ordered (replacement bearings for the drum). The fix was successful and now the dryer works like new. I thank you, so does my dog the squeal was making her miserable.

I actually called a repair service in our area. The serviceman asked questions and detected that I didn't need a timer unit but thought it was just a knob that was required. He offered to come out but the expense would be considerable. I am SO relieved that it was indeed the knob, and the dryer was fixed. In this time in our lives, every penny counts. I must applaud the serviceman for his honesty and dedication to his trade. He directed me to this website, but also added if there were any questions or problems, he would be happy to help!